Another year of perfection with Vin Scully back in the booth

11:20 PM,
Aug. 24, 2013

Written by

Howard Megdal
USA Today

The welcome news arrived Friday afternoon, inspiring exaltation in every corner of the baseball world: Vin Scully is returning to broadcast Los Angeles Dodgers games in 2014.

I've never met Vin Scully. And it's occurred to me, if I ever do, that I'd probably say something to him no different than he's heard, again and again, through his 64 seasons, and will countless additional times in his 65th, about how much his work has meant to me and to my family.

But I think it's worth taking a closer look at just what having Scully on broadcasts featuring Mickey Mantle and Yasiel Puig, along with everyone in ...